History Characters / FinalFantasyIX

* EmotionlessGirl: The reasons why are a bit ambiguous. Either Garland was going to give her a soul but never got around to it (he was waiting for Kuja to die); or he gave her a soul, and therefore she's ''capable'' of emotions, but because she grew up exclusively around other Genomes, she has no clue how to use them.

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* EmotionlessGirl: The reasons why are a bit ambiguous. Either Garland She was going to give her given a soul but never got around to it (he was waiting for Kuja to die); or he gave her a soul, by Garland, and therefore she's ''capable'' of emotions, but because she grew up exclusively around other Genomes, she has no clue how to use them.

* TacticalSuicideBoss: Rather literally; if the friend quest is done, Ozma's shadow resistance turns into shadow ''weakness''. Despite that fact, it still casts Doomsday, a spell that deals massive shadow damage against every combatant, even the caster. The result is that Ozma can, in fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_2JJJ1SRiM commit suicide with this spell.]]

* FinalBoss: Sort of; the second fight with him in Trance form is past the game's PointOfNoReturn and is the prelude to the actual final boss of the game, [[spoiler:Necron, a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere.]]

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* FinalBoss: Sort of; the second fight with him in Trance form is past the game's PointOfNoReturn and is the prelude to the actual final boss of the game, [[spoiler:Necron, a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere.]]Necron.

* VillainousBSOD: If the player meets her back at Madain Sari from Disc 3/Part 3 onwards, or while doing ThatOneSidequest for Dagger's name, without Garnet nor Amarant in the party, she gives a rather big hint that [[spoiler:the events at the Iifa Tree]] [[DespairEventHorizon scarred her for life.]]-->'''Lani''': I tried getting back to the Mist Continent, but Fossil Roo was blocked, and [[spoiler:the Alexandrian Fleet was destroyed]] before my eyes. [[TheWoobie I became so weak after wandering around for days. Then the moogles here rescued me.]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone That's when I realized I've been so selfish all my life...]]

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* VillainousBSOD: If the player meets her back at Madain Sari from Disc 3/Part 3 onwards, or while doing ThatOneSidequest for Dagger's name, without Garnet nor Amarant in the party, she gives a rather big hint that [[spoiler:the the events at the Iifa Tree]] Tree [[DespairEventHorizon scarred her for life.]]-->'''Lani''': I tried getting back to the Mist Continent, but Fossil Roo was blocked, and [[spoiler:the the Alexandrian Fleet was destroyed]] before my eyes. [[TheWoobie I became so weak after wandering around for days. Then the moogles here rescued me.]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone That's when I realized I've been so selfish all my life...]]

%%%%[[folder: Hades]]%%An optional boss that is said to be the legendary Synthesis Master once the player beats him.%%[[/folder]]%%[[folder: Ozma]]The most powerful (optional) boss in the game. Looks like a swirling sphere, and implied to have been an Eidolon. He's hidden away in an "Eidolon Cave" in Chocobo's Air Garder, though Mene warns you beforehand that this cave is bad news.

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%%%%[[folder: [[folder: Hades]]%%An An optional boss that is fought in Memoria. He's said to be the legendary Synthesis Master once Master, and grants the player beats him.%%[[/folder]]%%[[folder: Ozma]]The most powerful (optional) boss in the game. Looks like a swirling sphere, and implied to have been an Eidolon. He's hidden away in an "Eidolon Cave" in Chocobo's Air Garder, though Mene warns you beforehand that this cave is bad news.his services as such once they beat him.

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* BonusBoss: The second hardest optional boss in the game, next to Ozma. Fittingly, he was planned to be the FinalBoss, but was delegated to an optional enemy. For extra badass points, "Hunter's Chance" plays during his fight, as opposed to the standard boss music.* DefeatMeansFriendship: He's so impressed by the party's power after they defeat him that he opens his Synthesis shop for them.* GracefulLoser: He takes his defeat so well, he offers the party his services as the Synthesis Master after he's defeated.* HPToOne: His Judgement Sword attack does this.* OhCrap: He's notably shocked if you already beat Ozma before fighting him:-->'''Hades:''' Wh-What?! You have defeated Ozma? I have come too far to retreat. Onward!* SlouchOfVillainy: Sits in his throne for the entire fight, launching attacks from it.* UltimateBlacksmith: He's the Synthesis Master, and allows you to craft some of the best equipment in the game after defeating him.

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[[folder: Ozma]]The most powerful (optional) boss in the game. Looks like a swirling sphere, and implied to have been an Eidolon. He's hidden away in an "Eidolon Cave" in Chocobo's Air Garder, though Mene warns you beforehand that this cave is bad news.----

* PunnyName: His name in Japanese is written as "Bibi." "Bibiru" roughly means "to be frightened," which describes Vivi's nervousness in combat, particularly early in the game. Likewise, in some Latin-inspired languages, the word "Vivi" can mean "I live", and "I lived", which is an important theme in both his CharacterDevelopment and the story CentralTheme.

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* PunnyName: His name in Japanese is written as "Bibi." "Bibiru" roughly means "to be frightened," which describes Vivi's nervousness in combat, particularly early in the game. Likewise, in some Latin-inspired languages, the word "Vivi" can mean "I live", and "I lived", which is an important theme in both his CharacterDevelopment and the story CentralTheme.

* PunnyName: His name in Japanese is written as "Bibi." "Bibiru" roughly means "to be frightened," which describes Vivi's nervousness in combat, particularly early in the game.

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* PunnyName: His name in Japanese is written as "Bibi." "Bibiru" roughly means "to be frightened," which describes Vivi's nervousness in combat, particularly early in the game. Likewise, in some Latin-inspired languages, the word "Vivi" can mean "I live", and "I lived", which is an important theme in both his CharacterDevelopment and the story CentralTheme.

* EvilCounterpart: To Zidane because he is an evil and selfish genome without a heart of gold.

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* EvilCounterpart: To Zidane. Both are genomes and men of theather, but while Zidane because he is an evil and selfish genome without a lovable rogue with a heart of gold.gold, whose motto in life is "Do you need a reason to help anyone?", Kuja is a selfish, vain individual that doesn't care about anyone but himself, using anyone as pawns for his plans.

Reason: The original description sounded way too childhish and simple, and almost close to a Zero Context Example.

* ShoutOut: Vivi bears a strong resemblance to the first form of the Black Mage in the first ''Final Fantasy'' game.

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* PunnyName: His name in Japanese is written as "Bibi." "Bibiru" roughly means "to be frightened," which describes Vivi's nervousness in combat, particularly early in the game.* ShoutOut: Vivi bears a strong resemblance to the first form of the Black Mage in the first ''Final Fantasy'' game. His pants are derived from the design of the Black Wizard/Magus (the upgrade of a Black Mage) of ''Final Fantasy III''.

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Other than the swashbuckling kidnapping attempt that kicks off the game and the performance at the end, Tantalus doesn't really seem to do much in the way of thieving ''or'' performing. They mostly loiter around various towns and occasionally show up to be useful to their old buddy Zidane.

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* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Other than the swashbuckling kidnapping attempt that kicks off the game and the performance at the end, Tantalus doesn't really seem to do much in the way of thieving ''or'' performing. They mostly loiter around various towns and occasionally show up to be useful to their old buddy Zidane. Mostly justified throughout the game, as both personal and global events prevent them from doing their schtick, be it finding a cure for Blank's petrification, to Lindblum getting invaded, to helping repair the city, and accompanying Cid's fleet. The fact that they're back to at least performing at the end signals a return to normalcy in the world.

* Expy: His name is Japanese is read as Shinryu...which means that he is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV THAT Shinryu]], as part of this game's many callbacks to past games. VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy later confirms him to be an appearance of said recurring monster. Thus, the reference in the English version is a case of LostInTranslation.

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